This article is Part 1 of an ongoing series
to be published in future editions of The Pavo News~ The Editor

Ron
PeacockWooster, OH (PN)

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent;
it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful
master." - Unknown

Today,
in America, there is an all too prevalent and appalling apathy
as our liberties are ripped away in a gruesome fashion not unlike
some ugly partial-birth abortion procedure! As Americans, we are
ignorant of the restrictions placed upon the government and the
rights of the peoples secured by our Constitution.
We are succumbing to our fears, be they real or artificial. Wanton
greed and the fallacy of 'Government knows best' has permeated
American politics, society and culture. My friends, the Constitution
and our very way of life are under attack!

Methodical attempts to dismember the Constitution
are not a new phenomenon, but have gained reckless momentum during
the past four decades. The causes are many and varied. Public
education carries much of the blame, the infiltration of radical
professors on American campuses and their subsequent influence
on unwitting students, politicians' intent on seizing power for
their own vested interests as well as the ongoing indifference
of a superficial and insipid populace. Whatever the cause, inescapably,
this dilemma rests solely with 'we the people'. Americans
must end their indifference, get off their collective backsides
and reacquaint themselves with our founding documents (The
Declaration of Independence - The
Constitution - The
Bill of Rights) and the original intent of our founding
fathers. Americans must read and make a prudent attempt to understand
these documents while setting aside the specious, convoluted and
deliberate misinterpretations often invoked by past and present
legislators and justices. The liberties at stake are your liberties
and they shall not be preserved if you choose to sit idle in ignorance
and silence. Let us not forget the words of John Adams, "Liberty
cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people
..."

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that you shall receive the government
your silence and inaction has disposed you to endure. Are you
are eager to suffer the wrongs placed upon you? Are you willing
to allow the unopposed usurpation of our liberties? Will this
train of abuses go unchallenged? And on a more personal level,
have the defenders of our liberties (military veterans)
been deceived in their willingness to sacrifice their lives in
the preservation of that which you take for granted and are willing
to discard for your simple, contrived and pathetic convenience?

Inaction and silence are no longer options! The citizenry must
regain control and prevent the actions of the self-destructive
"enemies" within this nation. We must renounce those in
government intent on destroying our inalienable rights and vigilantly
defend our constitutional liberties from future assault; it is
our right, it is our duty and it is our only hope lest we reach
the swiftly approaching point of no return.

*** End Part 1 ***

As we continue this series, we hope you will reflect
upon our present situation, the direct attacks upon our Constitution
and consider these words, affirmed in our Declaration
of Independence: "whenever any form of government becomes
destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter
or to abolish it, and to institute new government …"